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PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN IN THE GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-026 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 104
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2018
Accepted on: Apr 23, 2019
Published on: Aug 6, 2019
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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